€4,350 EPT Budapest Main Event Day 1a | 2008 PokerStars.com EPT Budapest

€4,350 EPT Budapest Main Event

Day 1a Completed

10-29-2008 03:22 UTC+3

Official Day 1a Results

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Annette Obrestad - 101,300
Arnaud Mattern - 90,600
Sorel Mizzi - 74,950
Paul Testud - 66,500
Ionel Anton - 64,800
Jari Pekka Juhola - 61,700
Robert Andersson - 52,600
Brooke Hoerr - 51,600
William Fry - 50,900
Lajos Laszlo - 50,700
Marcellino Terracciano - 50,100
Mikael Norinder - 48,100
Fintan Gavin - 47,100
Pantelis Pavlis - 45,100
Oliver Bosch - 44,100
Gesie Bason - 43,600
Fredrik Haugen - 42,100
Frederik Brink Jensen - 41,900
Christoffer Sonesson - 41,200
Jean Philippe Rohr - 41,100
Laurence Houghton - 41,000
Joseph Rutkai - 38,000
Alexander Forstot - 37,500
Mikhail Lakhitov - 3,6900
Danny Ryan - 36,400
Christophe Benzimara - 36,200
[Removed:133] - 35,100
Ludovic Lacay - 34,700
Sebastian Saffari - 34,400
Alp Okumus - 34,200
Symeon Pyrakis - 32,600
Albert Kirk Iversen - 31,300
Christophe Wemelbeke - 30,900
Stefano Fiore - 30,700
Antonió Kármán - 30,600
Simeon Tsonev - 29,700
Andreas Krause - 29,500
Tommi Etelapera - 29,400
Martin Jacobson - 29,300
Johannes Olsson - 26,700
Ilkka Koskinen - 26,200
David Jaoui - 26,200
Danny Rasmussen - 26,200
Mario Puccini - 26,000
Cerpedes Raphael - 25,900
Alexandar Emilov - 25,700
Robert Altman - 25,500
Ramzi Jelassi - 25,300
Fabrice Leclerq - 24,600
Thomas Busser - 24,500
Luca Pagano - 23,500
Pier Luigi Scatola - 23,100
Christian Fredrik Bonde - 22,900
Nicholas Maieritsch - 21,100
Balazs Csermely - 21,000
Domenico Iannonne - 20,300
Daniele Mazzia - 19,600
Michael Tureniec - 19,500
Peter Gelencser - 19,400
Darren Hope - 18,200
Manutschehr Parsian - 17,900
Wandel Gerd - 17,800
Guido Meacci - 17,600
Andrey Daniluk - 17,200
Beniamino Speroni - 16,500
Michele Puzzoni - 16,500
Martijn Gerrits - 15,800
Anders Johnsson - 15,500
Viktoria Szilasi - 15,400
Gino Alacqua - 15,300
Annio De Muro - 15,300
Tom Sigmond - 14,800
Kerry Taylor - 14,700
Ofir Abramovivi - 14,300
Johannes Strassmann - 12,600
Peter 'Majka' Majoros - 11,800
Daniel Stern - 11,600
Loris Brunelli - 10,800
Tiago Lopes - 9,900
Niclas Dymling - 9,300
Ronnie Gustafsson - 9,300
Geir Berge Torsvik - 9,100
Mads Hoybye Madsen - 8,100
David Nordh Paananem - 7,900
Andrew Barta - 7,000
Mickael Sebban - 6,400
Imre Styevlik - 5,600
Rikard Englund - 2,900

10-29-2008 00:14 UTC+3

Day 1a Complete

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The opening round of the PokerStars.com EPT Hungarian Open has come to a close. 262 players started the day here at the Las Vegas Casino in Budapest, located only steps away from the Danube River.

A couple of big names headed to the rail and failed to advance to Day 2. That list included Marcel Luske, Katja Thater, Keith "The Camel" Hawkins, Dave "El Blondie" Colclough, Barny Boatman, and Nicolas Levi.

Frenchman Arnaud Mattern held the chip lead for most of the afternoon, but it was Annette Obrestad who took control as the day dwindled down. She surged past the 100,000 mark during the last level and ended the day as the unofficial chip leader.

Day 1b begins at 1 PM local time. Check back in with PokerNews.com for live updates.

10-29-2008 00:13 UTC+3

The Eel Eliminated

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On the third hand before Day 1a ended, Javier 'Anguila' Etayo busted out. He lost a race and that was it. The Eel has left the building.

10-29-2008 00:03 UTC+3

Five More Hands

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The tournament staff just announced that they are playing five more hands before they call it a night. Approximately 95 players remain.

10-29-2008 00:01 UTC+3

Lucky Arnaud

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Arnaud Mattern raised from the hijack, only for an opponent in the cutoff to move all in. After some dwelling, Mattern called.

Mattern: {A-Spades}

Opponent:

Board:

to make Mattern a straight, eliminating his opponent and bumping his stack up to 85,000. He's not the clear-cut chip leader, though, as Annette Obrestad has also upped her stack to the 85,000 region.

Yikes.

Tags: Arnaud Mattern

10-28-2008 23:58 UTC+3

Annette Obrestad New Chip Leader

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The always cool Norwegian cracks a rare smile

Every time I wander by Annette Obrestad's table, she has more and more chips. Currently, she is sitting on a stack that is in excess of 90,000 and is putting on a poker clinic at her table. She's trying to become the first player to pass the 100,000 mark. There's not too much time left on Day 1a, but that has not stopped her from playing almost every pot. Annette has been a raising machine.

Tags: Annette Obrestad

10-28-2008 23:54 UTC+3

Monster Hands

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There's something weird going on in the tournament room. During this past level, there have been a couple of juiced hands... quads twice and a royal flush. And yes, on both instances the player with quads cracked pocket aces. More proof that live poker is rigged.

10-28-2008 23:52 UTC+3

Jackpot Casino

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The Las Vegas Casino seems to have dispensed with chip trays and has replaced them for purposes of moving large stacks of chips from one table to another with rather excellent little buckets bearing the legend "JACKPOT CASINO" and a variety of gambling-themed decorations.

10-28-2008 23:50 UTC+3

Insta-Call, Insta-Quads

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Ludovic Lacay had slipped down to around 17,000, but is now back up to 35,000 owing to a happy double up at the expense of usually jovial Swede Mikael Norinder.

Lacay raised to 2,200 preflop, Norinder reraised and Lacay shoved. Insta-call.

Lacay: {10-Hearts}

Norinder:

Board:

Ouch.

Tags: Ludovic Lacay Micke Norinder